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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the lower strata of society have been hit especially hard by this economic downturn
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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
the level of writing in that pop novel is several strata beneath that of serious fiction
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Recent Examples of stratum
But that was back when the world was a simpler place and Mickelson wasn’t the saboteur of professional golf’s social stratum.
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The Grammy catapulted her into a new stratum as an artist.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
The drama even addresses class divides, with one mother paying her son's girlfriend—who hails from a lower social stratum—to end their relationship.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
It’s built on a silicon wafer, and the first stratum is made up of silicon logic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2017
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The Grammy catapulted her into a new stratum as an artist.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
The drama even addresses class divides, with one mother paying her son's girlfriend—who hails from a lower social stratum—to end their relationship.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
It’s built on a silicon wafer, and the first stratum is made up of silicon logic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stratum
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Do not be afraid of the language of class warfare — the rich versus the poor, the oligarchs versus the citizens, the capitalists versus the proletariat.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, however, there are top class options such as Inter Milan’s Alessandro Bastoni and Nico Schlotterbeck at Borussia Dortmund.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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During his time addressing members of the media Tuesday, UALR Coach Chris Curry discussed the momentum last season's success has generated and how the program has seen a heightened level of attention heading into the season.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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Many houseplants, including tropicals and ferns, can struggle with the lower levels of humidity that occur in cold weather, when the air naturally holds less moisture.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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The people who live in these slums are at the bottom rung of India’s brutal caste and religious hierarchy.—
Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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Key themes include politics, colonialism, technology, issues of caste and gender, and Nature as a driving force; young bilingual writers like Soham Guha are playing with such themes in two languages.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
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But Campbell wasn’t the only member of Philbin’s staff who developed into an upper-echelon NFL head coach.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some of those upper-echelon designers and retailers have opened, including Lilly Pulitzer and Veronica Beard in addition to SPACE 519.—
Joshua Irvine,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Government positions, especially during the era of political patronage, was a common means of employment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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For interpolation tasks, where object stiffness fell within the training range, the system reduced position errors by at least 40 percent and force errors by 34 percent.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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That's not to mention the lower ranks where teams like James Madison or Tulane might find their way into the 12-team field, only to get obliterated in the playoff and lose their coaches and half their players to Power Five schools along the way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, Cuba released their names, ranks and ages.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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One of Kansas City’s premiere barbecue spots is the 15th best restaurant in the country, according to Yelp’s new ranking.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2026
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The ranking marks Southwest’s first win on WSJ’s scorecard since 2020, ending Delta’s four-year streak at the top.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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This is a sanctuary, a place of calm.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Stratum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratum. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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